Bannerman Resources has completed work to de-risk the heap leaching process it intends to use at its Etango uranium project in Namibia. The fifth and final stage of testing is now underway at the Etango heap leach demonstration plant.

Paladin Energy has announced plans to sell 24% of the Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia and up to 75% stake of its Manyingee project in Western Australia. The transactions stand to raise over $200 million.

Positive results from the second phase of the Etango heap leach demonstration plant in Namibia continue to support the assumptions and projections for the uranium project in earlier feasibility studies, Bannerman Resources has announced.

Bannerman Resources has officially opened a heap leach demonstration plant at the Etango uranium project in Namibia.

Rössing Uranium is planning to build a new desalination plant to ensure an economical source of water for its uranium operations in Namibia. The move follows an organizational restructuring as the company strives to improve economic viability at one of the world's top-producing uranium mines.

Following the completion on 23 July of the sale of a 25% stake in the Langer Heinrich uranium mine to China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Paladin Energy has finalised a refinancing deal to for the Namibian project that will save it $32 million over three years.

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Namibia's Rössing uranium mine is gradually resuming operations after one of two leaching modules returned to service. The mine has been out of action following a leach tank failure late last year.

China National Nuclear Corporation has agreed to buy a 25% stake in Paladin's Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, entitling it to a corresponding share of the project's output.